A review by mamalemma
Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende

5.0

One of the ways I know that an audio book is really good is whether I find myself looking for opportunities to listen to it outside my commute. I spent several non-commute hours listening to this book. I am a big Isabel Allende fan, and have read many of her books, but got a little burned out because they began to feel a little formulaic: strong, feisty heroine succeeds against all odds while being deeply in love with a powerful but flawed man. This is not true for Maya's Notebook. Maya's story is a powerful coming of age tale that is often difficult to read. Allende deftly switches between recent past and present, giving the reader a respite when it seems that Maya's story is hopeless. It's an excellent book, even though the ending seemed a little too neat, and the mystery easily solved.